Avoiding Ritual Fragility

Bryan Johnson is the founder of Braintree, Kernel, a futurist, biohacker and an author.

Is it possible for humans to never die? In recent years, Bryan Johnson has drawn global attention for the extreme experiments he’s running on his own body in pursuit of radical longevity. So what does the latest science actually say about his quest to live forever, and how close are we really to immortality?

Expect to learn why it is our human obligation to fight against death, the most life-changing pivots Bryan made that helped him the most, how to get perfect sleep, what it takes to build an anti-fragile routine, the most important treatments that help increase your changes of living longer, how to improve your vascular health, how Bryan deals with complex emotions life grief, Bryan’s strange prediction on how he might die and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Morning Wood a Sign of Good Sleep? (11:14) How Will AI Change Longevity Science? (17:11) Are We Entering a New Moral Framework? (29:13) Why Longevity Fails Without Behaviour Change (35:46) How to Stop Optimisation Becoming Self-Sabotage (41:48) Is Existence the Highest Moral Virtue? (56:18) The One Tool Bryan Can’t Live Without (01:05:11) Does HBOT Actually Work? (01:20:32) Bryan’s Top Longevity Tips (01:26:12) Why We Need to Focus on Testosterone (01:30:08) Can a 15-Second Call Improve Relationships? (01:38:59) Does Bryan Wish He Started Longevity Earlier? (01:48:26) What’s Next For Bryan?

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